The public is invited to a celebration of world cuisines and a discussion about different cultures, faiths, and shared values in the world. A Taste of the World begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Highland Church of Christ. Admission is free. A promotional flier invites everyone to join in: “We’ll have special dishes from all over, and what
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The Abilene Interfaith Council is hosting an informal roundtable Cafe Conversations on March 21. The gathering, for all ages, will begin at 6 p.m. at Grain Theory, 202 Pine St. All are invited to attend and discuss issues of religion and ethics in our community and the world with interfaith tablemates. “Grab some dinner or a drink and meet us
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The Abilene Interfaith Council invites the public to a free showing of Prince of Egypt on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The movie will be shown at Cinemark Abilene and XD, 672 E. Overland Trail. At 5 p.m., Dr. Zachary Ingle of Hardin-Simmons University will provide insights on the making of the film and on Hollywood’s work in interfaith dialogue. The movie
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The Abilene Interfaith Council invites the public to join in an interfaith event during the Jan. 11 ArtWalk in downtown Abilene. The event will be held at the Center for Comtemporary Arts, 220 Cypress St., beginning at 5:30 p.m. Activities will include reading interfaith children’s books and making lanterns. “This is a great event for children of all ages to
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Give yourself an early Christmas gift by joining with members of the Abilene Interfaith Council in an evening of making candles at Abilene Candle Company. The event is free and open to the public. The fun begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Abilene Candle Company, 4417 Loop 322. This is a come-and-go event, and members and nonmembers are
Read more“Challenges and Triumphs: The Role of Muslim Women in American Society” will be the theme of the monthly meeting of the Abilene Interfaith Council. The meeting, open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Abilene Woman’s Club, 3525 S. 14th St. Guest speaker will be Mona Kafeel, CEO, Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation. She will
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The public is invited to join members of the Abilene Interfaith Council on Tuesday, Oct. 17, for an evening of “Practicing Spiritual Disciplines.” The monthly meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Garden of Hope at First Central Presbyterian Church on the corner of North Fourth and Beech streets. Rev. Grace Sosa, Rev. Carlo Sosa-Ortiz, Dr. Angela Nicolini-Starr, Susanna
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The Abilene Interfaith Council kicks off its new year of programming with a meeting set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Furr Welcome Center at McMurry University. All are invited to hear from Abilenians who attended the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in August. Title of the program is “Interfaith Engagement: Respect, Relationships, and Cooperation.” Seven
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By LORETTA FULTON Abilenians will have two opportunities to join in National Day of Prayer services on Thursday. And, Hardin-Simmons University is getting a headstart by hosting a breakfast at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday in the Mabee Athletic Complex on campus. All services, including the breakfast, are free to the public. Click here to RSVP for the breakfast. The Abilene Interfaith
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